Akamai Technologies saw a threefold uptick in web application and API attacks in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, and found the U.S. is the most targeted country for such ...

Microsoft security researchers have discovered a new backdoor malware that uses the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel. The company's Detection and Response Team (DART) ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today released a new ...

Managers of brick-and-mortar retail stores make sure to lock the doors and arm the security system before heading home for the night. For organizations doing business online, that’s not so easy. The ...

As we move toward a direct, contactless market where almost everything is purchased online, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have become the lifeline of digital services—quietly powering ...

More than 150 billion application programming interface (API) attacks were observed in the wild during 2023 and 2024, according to data released this week by cloud security specialist Akamai, with the ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Cybercriminals are abusing a Docusign API in a widescale, innovative phishing campaign to send fake invoices to corporate users that appear authentic and likely would not trigger typical security ...

APIs now represent the “dominant” attack surface for global organizations, with 87% registering a related security incident last year, according to Akamai. Now in its 12 th year, the security vendor’s ...

Security vulnerabilities in the application programming interfaces (APIs) powering modern digital services and applications have emerged as a major threat to enterprise systems and data. A recent ...